bet365 Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 4m 58.10s

Marracudja^t¹⁵⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 131

11/10

Useful winning chaser but he jumped poorly when below-form fifth in handicap chase at Newton Abbot (21f, good) 150 days ago. Sort to bounce back for top yard, though.

Form: 43312-5

Itacare^t1¹⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 128| DWS

11/8

Ex-French gelding who has been off track and had wind op since landing 18f claiming chase at Auteuil (soft) in April. Tongue strap on too. Not without interest on his handicap/yard bow after a break.

Form: 7F3291-

Darebin^v¹⁵²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 112| CD

5/1

Bagged 2m handicap chase at Sandown in December but he's a temperamental sort and was pulled up at Warwick in May. Others are preferred.

Form: 45180-P

Non-Runners

Carolines Charm³¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: N P Mulholland J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Fairway Freddy¹⁶¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: N J Gifford J: James Davies

Forecasts

Marracudja (11/10), Itacare (11/8), Darebin (5/1), Carolines Charm (13/2), Fairway Freddy (7/1)

ITACARE hasn't been seen out since scoring in France in April but could be worth siding with on his debut for the in-form David Pipe yard after a recent wind op. Dan Skelton's Marracudja also returns from a break but is well weighted and rates a big threat, with C&D winner Carolines Charm not discounted too if back on song.